The Department of Health (DOH) said it is eyeing to further strengthen the country’s genome sequencing capacity in order to detect more cases of coronavirus variants. Currently, only three institutions have the capacity to conduct genome sequencing. These are the Philippine Genome Center (PGC),...
The quarantine restrictions imposed in Metro Manila may be relaxed if the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases recorded in the region decline to about 2,000 cases, a member of the OCTA Research Team said Thursday, May 6. (Photo by STR / AFP / FILE PHOTO) While there has been a downtrend...
The possible entry of the so-called Indian variant in the country could potentially be devastating, a member the OCTA Research Team warned Thursday, May 6. “This is potentially devastating because if we let it spread in the National Capital Region (NCR) and its surrounding area, we will see...
Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number further declined to 0.77, an expert of the OCTA Research said on Wednesday, May 5. "Magandang balita. Nasa 0.77 na lang ang R natin. Ibig sabihin less than 1 siya, bumabagal na ang pagkalat at yung kaso bumaba na from a high of 5,000...
OCTA Research on Tuesday, May 4, expressed hope that the slight easing of mobility restrictions in the NCR Plus areas will not cause a "spike" in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases noting that the downward trend remains "unstable." (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) This developed as...
The impending jump in the delivery rate of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines starting this month will make a huge impact on the government's mass inoculation program, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said late Monday night, May 3. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. poses for a photo with the 500,000...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila could be less than 2,000 cases daily by the end of May if the reproduction number will be sustained at below 0.8, OCTA Research fellow Prof. Ranjit Rye said on Monday, May 3. (JANSEN ROMERO/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) Metro Manila's...
The OCTA Research Team has estimated that the daily new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila will decrease to 3,000 or below in the coming weeks if the reproduction number will be maintained. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In its latest monitoring report, OCTA said the reproduction...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila decreased by 18 percent compared to the previous week, a member of OCTA Research said Sunday, May 2. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ngayon, pababa na talaga ‘yung bilang ng kaso. Sa NCR, bumaba (Right now, the number of...
While there were indications that the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila is declining, an expert studying the pandemic in the country urged the public not to let their guard down yet as the average number of daily cases remained high. OCTA Research fellow Professor Guido David...
The negotiation for the procurement of 20 million doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is now in the final stage, Russian Federation Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov said Friday. Russian Federation Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov (PCOO) Pavlov made this...
Molecular biologists and OCTA Research fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco hopes that the oral vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that his team is currently developing will be manufactured in the Philippines. Rev. Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgo Austriaco (CBHD) “I would like to do everything...
